Mayo Medical School brochure - Mayo Clinic

“The curriculum was very progressive and
innovative and set up so classmates support each
other.”
Mira Coleman
M.D. student
Mayo Medical School Block System Curriculum
Novel, compelling, innovative features of our block system curriculum
include:
• Block system learning in which students focus on mastering one topic
at a time for three to six weeks, take a break, then begin another block
topic.
• Selectives in which students choose or design enrichment experiences
that are one to two weeks long. Selectives assure student interests are
accommodated in the curriculum.
• Clinical immersion through frequent, mentored patient contacts.
• Active and cooperative learning styles, supported by a pass/fail
evaluation system in Years 1 and 2 that encourages collaboration by
eliminating competition for grades.
Year 1
July August September October November December
Block I Block II Block III Block IV
ORIENTATION
IMPROVING THE
PUBLIC’S HEALTH
BASIC
STRUCTURE
CLINICAL
INTEGRATION
SELECTIVES
HUMAN
STRUCTURE
CLINICAL
INTEGRATION
SELECTIVES
IMPROVING THE
PUBLC’S HEALTH
WINTER SELECTIVES
BASIC DOCTORING
BASIC DOCTORING
“They try to organize the block you are in with the
clinical opportunities you have. So say you had a block
in hematology, then you would be in a hematology clinic
that week, shadowing doctors and learning first hand.”
Elizabeth Erie, M.D.
Class of 2010